Also upgrading your computer hardware like the graphics card, RAM and processor are well worth the investment. I used to have huge problems with loading times and CTD's because it took so much of computers capabilities up to run EB. Now that I've bought and fitted faster and bigger hardware it runs very smoothly and the initial loading screen takes about 1-1.5 minutes after computers warmed up.

And, these things arent that expensive to buy, especialy if you buy them second hand. There should be a shop in most city centres that does this sort of thing, and it's well worth a few weeks pocket money.